2)Do you have any funny stories about your family members' interest in or with genealogy?Tell us!

3)Share your report in a blog post of your own, in a comment to this blog post, in a Facebook status post, or a Google+ stream post.

Here’s how I did.

1) My family (mother and siblings) listen when I talk about genealogy, ask one or two questions, and then move on to something else. They are interested, but it’s not a priority with them to be too involved with my genealogy research.

On the other hand, my late father Maurice was always interested in what I did. He’d ask questions, make comments and offer suggestions. He especially liked it when I told him I had worked on his maternal side of the family, because as a child, he knew them more than he did his father’s side.

As for my husband Michael, well, he’s in a class of his own. I mean, Michael is my research helper when I go to archives and libraries, is my companion when I go looking for long-lost relatives in distant cemeteries and is happy to help out at the local genealogy club. Why, he even signs up as a participant when I attend out-of-town genealogy conferences and seminars. How great is that? Michael is really a true blue supporter of me and my genealogy research!

2) This one is tougher; I can’t think of a funny story about my family’s interest in genealogy.

3 comments:

I loved your post Yvonne. I've not worked out whether lack of family engagement is lack of interest or that they think there's no room for them. donuts like you've got a built in cheer squad at home with Mixhael. I'm the same with Mr Cassmob and aren't they gold!